Vista - RE: Help!!! I Cannot delete a folder that I created on my D-drive (ple

I'm not hugely optimistic with those three periods in the name but you have
to try this
http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2...deletable.aspx


"Cynyster" wrote:

Take ownership and delete in Safe mode

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"Cynyster" <GOV@xxxxxx> wrote in message newsart1of1.1.OHqE9gq9lkp6aw@xxxxxx

Hi, Cynyster.

How did you create that folder name?

When I try to create a folder named "Stuff...", either in Windows Explorer
or using an Administrator:Command Prompt, all I get is "Stuff", without the
3 dots.

I thought perhaps those are not 3 "period" characters, but a single
"ellipsis" character (Unicode U+2026, or Alt+0133). So I created a "Stuff"
folder, then Renamed it to insert the ellipsis copy'n'pasted from the
Character Map (Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Character
Map). The ellipsis pasted in OK and the folder name appeared as:
Stuff.

Then I deleted the folder by highlighting it and pressing the Delete key to
send it to the Recycle Bin, as usual.

In the "DOS" window, the behavior was a bit different. I could create the
folder by either typing or pasting the ellipsis character, but it showed as
a single period in either case. That is, it looked like "Stuff." in the Dir
listing. But the command 'rd "Stuff."' reported that the system couldn't
find such a file. So I typed 'rd "Stuff(Alt+0133)"' and it was deleted
without a whimper. ;<)

So, are you SURE those are 3 periods? Or is it a single ellipsis character?

RC
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"Cynyster" <GOV@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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I don't know if this is too late for you but here is how to fix the problem:

Go to a command prompt in the directory where the offending folder is. For example, if the offending folder is "d:\comics\Love Is..", make the current folder "d:\comics"

do a "dir /x" you will see the "short" name for the folder displayed before the offending foldername.

You can rename the short name to something else.

It works like this:

C:\>d:
D:\>cd \comics
D:\dir /x

D:\comics>dir lo* /x
Volume in drive D is Data
... cut stuff

11/27/2008 07:49 PM <DIR> LOVEIS~1 Love Is..

D:\comics>ren LOVEIS~1 "Love Is"

You should be all set, you can now access the directory normally.

-Dave

datta's answer was brilliant. Thanks

I've had a similar problem fixed with that approach. I was even trying to write scripts thinking there was some embedded characters (e.g. "for /D %x... do rd %X" to no avail, they all say doesn't exist when it comes to the delete or remove type commands.)